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Ohio HQ VCs
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| CincyTechcincytechusa.com | — | — | — | Generalist | — | Ohio | $34.5M | 2026 | Emma Off, Sean Kwiat, Kenneth Morand, Logan Hille, Liam McAllister | https://cincytechusa.com/pitch-us | |
| CoreNetwork Fundcorenetworkfund.com | — | — | — | Specialist | Enterprise Software, Infrastructure / Developer Tools | Ohio | — | — | Bob Savage | analyst@corenetworkfund.com | |
| Drive Capitaldrivecapital.com | Can Lead | $500k – $30m$500k-1m · $1-3m · $3M - $10M · $10M - $30M | 7–10%7-10% | Generalist | — | Ohio | $2.2B AUM | — | Adam Pollack, Cameron Clarke, Chris Olsen, John Volquez, Masha Khusid, Nick Solaro, Nils Root, Molly Bonakdarpour, Alanna Souza, Avoilan Bingham, Landon Campbell, Nazuk Thakkar, Sahiti Enjeti, Tim Morrissey | info@drivecapital.com | |
| eGateway Capitalegatewaycapital.com | Mostly Lead | $3m – $30m$3M - $10M · $10M - $30M | — | Specialist | Supply Chain / Logistics / Mobility, Commerce / Marketplaces, Industrial / Manufacturing, Fintech | Ohio | — | — | Chad Summe, Josh Awad, Mike Veith, Kevin Gusweiler, Bruce Seidel, Michael Kruszynski | info@egatewaycapital.com | |
| Fireroadfireroad.io | — | — | — | Specialist | Enterprise Software | Ohio | — | — | Christy Johnson, Tim Metzner | https://fireroad.io/apply | |
| H Venture Partnersh.ventures | Can Lead | $250k – $10m$250-500k · $500k-1m · $1-3m · $3M - $10M | 10–12%10-12% | Specialist | Consumer | Ohio | — | — | Elizabeth Edwards, Betsy Bluestone | https://h.ventures/pitch-us | |
| Jumpstart Venturesjumpstart.vc | Mostly Lead | $500k – $3m$500k-1m · $1-3m | — | Specialist | Enterprise Software, Healthtech / Digital Health | Ohio | $25 million+ first close toward $50 million (NEXT Fund III) | 2025 | Hardik Desai, Joshua Borstein, Bethany George, Karim Botros | info@jumpstart.vc | |
| Lightship Capitallightship.capital | Mostly Follow | — | — | Specialist | Consumer, Commerce / Marketplaces, Climate / Energy, Healthtech / Digital Health | Ohio | — | — | Candice Matthews Brackeen, Brian Brackeen, Alexis Alston | info@lightship.capital | |
| Momentum Capitalmvcapital.vc | Can Lead | — | — | Specialist | Climate / Energy, Healthtech / Digital Health | Ohio | — | — | Ankur Shrivastava, Bharti Singhla, Atharva Wagle, Adeo Ressi, Mike Suprovici, Abhilash Singh | connect@mvcapital.vc | |
| Narya Capitalnaryavc.com | Mostly Lead | $3M - $10M | 7–10%7-10% | Specialist | Aerospace / Defense, Industrial / Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Healthtech / Digital Health, Food / Agriculture, Fintech | Ohio | $93M Fund I ($125M target) | 2020 | Colin Greenspon, Falon Donohue | — | |
| North Coast Venturesnorthcoast.vc | — | — | — | Specialist | Enterprise Software | Ohio | — | — | Todd Federman, Daniel Luketic, Michael Leonard | — | |
| Ohio Innovation Fundohioinnovationfund.com | Mostly Lead | $500k – $10m$500k-1m · $1-3m · $3M - $10M | — | Generalist | — | Ohio | — | — | Bill Baumel, Faith Voinovich | info@ohioinnovationfund.com | |
| Refinery Venturesrefinery.com | Mostly Lead | $1m – $10m$1-3m · $3M - $10M | 7–10%7-10% | Generalist | — | Ohio | $38 million Fund II; Fund III targeted $50 million | 2024 | Tim Schigel, Peter Schmidt, Patrick Gilligan | info@refinery.com | |
| Tamarind Hilltamarind-hill.com | Mostly Lead | $1m – $10m$1-3m · $3M - $10M | 7–10%7-10% | Specialist | Healthtech / Digital Health, Supply Chain / Logistics / Mobility | Ohio | — | — | Mark Shary, Ben Trumbull, Christie Currie | info@tamarind-hill.com |
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